Convoy battles
HX-65A
Homeward from Halifax (North Atlantic)24 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940
| The Convoy | |
| First sighting | On 24 Aug 1940 |
| Escorts | |
U-boats | U-48, U-57 and U-124. |
The battle | Three U-boats on patrol near the Hebrides attacked the convoys HX-65 & HX-65A on August 24 and 25, 1940 and sank 6 ships for a total of 37,284 tons. 12 German aircraft from the Luftwaffe (4 He-115 & 8 Ju-88) also attacked one day later the convoy and sunk 2 further ships with 16,472 tons. |
Ships hit from convoy HX-65A
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | GRT | Nat. | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Fircrest | 5.394 |  br | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Harpalyce | 5.169 | br | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Stakesby (d.) | 3.900 | br | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Athelcrest | 6.825 | br | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Empire Merlin | 5.763 | br | |
(d.) = the ship was damaged in that attack. | ||||||
4 ships sunk for a total of 23.151 tons from convoy HX-65A